Mets happy to see Paul Blackburn healthy and effective

Mets' Paul Blackburn gives immediate reaction to first start since health scare
Mets starter Paul Blackburn spoke after his first start coming back from a spinal injury he dealt with this offseason.
Mets’ Paul Blackburn sharp in return from offseason back surgery
Paul Blackburn made his spring debut on Wednesday, working a 1-2-3 inning in his first outing since offseason back surgery.
Mets happy to see Paul Blackburn healthy and effective: ‘Everything feels good out there’
Wednesday’s one-inning spring outing might not have looked like much, but to the Mets and Blackburn, it was significant.
Paul Blackburn back from spinal injury hell to battle for Mets rotation spot
PORT ST. LUCIE — Paul Blackburn’s participation in normal physical activity late last season left him feeling as if his spine was getting crushed. Running, jumping, walking up and down stairs were activities that left him in severe discomfort. Migraines persisted, along with tingling sensations on the left side of his body.
Mets' Paul Blackburn: Path clearing for rotation spot
Blackburn (back) may be ticketed for a spot in the Opening Day rotation if Sean Manaea (oblique) begins the season on the injured list, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Blackburn will need to prove that he's healthy himself,
Mets' Paul Blackburn takes ‘step in right direction’ with efficient spring debut
Paul Blackburn’s Grapefruit League debut was brief, but it was certainly encouraging. Taking the mound for the first time since late August, the right-hander needed just seven pitches to retire the top of the Marlins' lineup in order en route to a perfect first inning to open Wednesday’s 4-1 loss.
Mets’ Paul Blackburn aces first spring start since scary injury in ‘huge day’
He started the Mets’ 4-1 Grapefruit League Wednesday and tossed a clean 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout and two ground outs. It marked his first outing since suffering a cerebrospinal fluid leak late last season and undergoing surgery — in which doctors shaved bone spurs around a capsule in his spine that was punctured,
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Brandon Sproat's spring debut proves Mets rotation could be deeper than expected
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